unable to install kernel (partially solved)

[Alex]

because my target host had no internet connectivity i had initially commented 
out this line from:

/usr/lib/fai/nfsroot/usr/share/fai/subroutines:

    task updatebase

because it was taking forever timing out from the apt-get operations, as i was 
realise in hindsight i was using a sources.list with internet mirrors listed in 
it.

unfortunately this had the effect of not copying over the /etc/apt/sources.list 
or mounting /usr/local/share/fai directory.

ie generally a bad thing.

i've now fixed the issue by only using a sources.list with local deb file: 
mirrors.

however i've still not quite managed to install a kernel, i'm getting 
dependency problems:

# chroot /tmp/target apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-686

Sorry, but package has following unmet dependencies:

kernel-image-2.4.18-686: Depends initrd-tools (>= 0.1.21)

# chroot /tmp/target apt-get install initrd-tools

Sorry, but package has following unmet dependencies:

Depends: cramfsprogs
Depends: dash
         ash

# chroot /tmp/target apt-get install cramfsprogs

Package cramfsprogs has no available version, but exists in the database.

similarly for "dash" and "ash".


does anyone have any pointers/suggestions for easily installing a kernel to an 
fai target host. i just want a stock-standard debian kernel.

or how do resolve these dependency issues, etc?

any help to solve the above problem much appreciated.

-alex.